• Ebb-Tide, The by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) and Lloyd Osbourne (1868 - 1947)

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Ebb-Tide, The by Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894) and Lloyd Osbourne (1868 - 1947)

By: ciesse
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  • Three men down on their luck in Tahiti agree to ship out on a vessel whose officers have died of smallpox. Their desperate venture inspires them to a further idea: they will steal the schooner and its cargo of champagne, sell them, and live a plentiful life. The thought is intoxicating... and so is the cargo, which they sample. Inattention nearly brings them to grief in a sudden storm. This sobering experience is followed by another - apparently the dead officers had a similar ambition! - and their dreams of riches vanish.

    Then, nearly out of provisions and deep in the heart of the Pacific where the chart shows no land - they happen on a small isle only hinted at in the records and never mapped. Saved! But what is this? The island hides a pearl fishery?

    In the ebb-tide of fortune, what new villainy will the three attempt? (Summary by Mark F. Smith)
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Episodes
  • 05 - The Cargo of Champagne

    05 - The Cargo of Champagne
    Nov 4 2024
    51 mins
  • 03 - The Old Calaboose - Destiny At the Door

    03 - The Old Calaboose - Destiny At the Door
    Nov 4 2024
    22 mins
  • 01 - Night On the Beach

    01 - Night On the Beach
    Nov 4 2024
    28 mins

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